generalist

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/CA/ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɪst/

Etymology

From general + -ist.

  1. derived from generālis
  2. derived from general
  3. derived from general
  4. inherited from general
  5. suffixed as generalist — “general + ist

Definitions

  1. A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial…

    A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.

  2. A general practitioner.

  3. Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions. A eurytopic…

    Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions. A eurytopic species.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for generalist. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA